The Buddha taught that wealth does not bring happiness and security. The pursuit of wealth is a matter of living in balance.

The entire path is a path of self-responsibility. Nobody else can walk it for you.

Meditation is not an escape from life but a way to fully engage with life.

External seeking only leads to exhaustion. When you imitate others, you lose your own authenticity.

Mindfulness is the gentle effort to be continuously present with experience.

Panic, anxiety, and stress are not obstacles to the practice. They are the path to wisdom and compassion.

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.

The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless.

Though the view should be as vast as the sky, keep your conduct as fine as barley flour.

Suffering is not the end of the story; it is the middle of the story.

Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.

The realization of impermanence leads not to despair but to a deeper appreciation of the preciousness of each moment.

When I run from suffering, it follows me. When I face suffering with equanimity, it runs from me.

As a flower that is lovely and beautiful, but is scentless, even so fruitless is the well-spoken word of one who does not practice it.

The zazen I speak of is not meditation practice. It is simply the dharma gate of joyful ease.

Reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know.

The Four Noble Truths are not mere doctrinal propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our lives.

The practice of mindfulness leads naturally to concentration. Concentration leads naturally to wisdom.

Concentration is a cornerstone of mindfulness practice. Your mindfulness will only be as robust as your capacity to ground your attention in the present moment.

My father is the intrinsic awareness, Samantabhadra. My mother is the ultimate sphere of reality, Samantabhadri. I belong to the caste of non-duality of these two.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.

Time passes unhindered. When we make ourselves better, we make the world better.

Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence.

The practice of meditation is like learning to play an instrument - it takes patience, regular practice, and a gentle touch.

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

A pure mind is always full of love - real love for all others.

Right View is not just a matter of intellectual understanding but of seeing things as they really are.

The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness.

Instead of having a deep understanding of the teaching, we need a strong confidence in our teaching, which says that originally we have Buddha nature.

This very body is the Buddha. And this very earth the lotus paradise.

Work diligently. Diligently. Work patiently and persistently. Patiently and persistently. And you're bound to be successful. Bound to be successful.